Missile Domes and Missile Radomes

Machining and Environmental Durability

Versatile Machining, Environmental Durability

Missile Radomes

Corning produces a proprietary material, Corning® PYROCERAM®, for use in missile radomes. The glass ceramic material, produced by Corning since the 1950s, is opaque, gray in color, and has high strength, high elastic modulus, and uniform dielectric properties.

It can be manufactured on ogival* shapes, hemispheres, pressware sheets and various machined shapes.

Missile Dome Technology

Corning produces dome materials such as 9754 as well as has the ability to finish missile domes.